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Don’t shrink the democratic space – Atiku warns lawmakers promoting anti-hate speech bill

The 2019 Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has warned the promoters of anti-hate speech bill to think twice as they might be shrinking the democratic space.   Recall LIB reported that the anti-hate speech bill ...

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Gombe Assembly impeaches deputy speaker Shu’aibu Haruna

Shu’aibu Haruna, the Deputy Speaker of Gombe State House of Assembly has been impeached.   The impeachment process against the lawmaker representing Kwami East constituency was commenced following a motion moved by Adamu Pata, the lawmaker representing Yamaltu East, which was seconded by ...

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Police leaving Lokoja to plant arms in my house – Dino Melaye raises alarm

  Senator Dino Melaye who will be contesting in the Kogi West Senatorial District election alongside Senator Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on November 16, has alleged that the Nigerian police is plotting to plant arms in his ...

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Bayelsa APC deputy governorship candidate, Biobarakuma Degi disqualified

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday November 12, disqualified the All Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy Governorship candidate Biobarakuma Degi.   Biobarakuma Degi was disqualified for reportedly submitting a false information to the Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) in his CF0001 form ...

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Governor Makinde speaks on appeal court ruling which upheld APC’s petition but neither ordered a rerun election or sacked him

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has reacted to the Court of Appeal judgement which upheld the petition of All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate Adebayo Adelabu, but neither sacked him nor ordered a rerun election.   Adelabu headed to the ...

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Ekpeyong VS Akpabio: Appeal Court Orders Re-run of Akwa Ibom North-west District Poll

Minister of Niger Delta Affairs Godswill Akpabio has secured a win at the court of appeal which sat in Cross River State’s capital Calabar, as the court ordered a rerun election in Akwa Ibom north-west senatorial district he contested in on the platform ...

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Kogi 2019: Goveror Yahaya Bello’s camp releases documents showing PDP’s guber candidate, Musa Wada’s health status

There are unconfirmed reports that the camp of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State is allegedly confused over documents that surfaced online and reported by the Nation’s newspaper online and Daily independent, depicting the health status of its ...

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‘I’ll show Oshiomhole that Mosquito can bite’ – Governor Obaseki threatens

On Friday, November 8th, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State fired back at the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, over the “mosquito buzz” comment he made weeks ago.   Oshiomhole had referred to the ...

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Benue Assembly Deputy Speaker sacked by Appeal Court

Benue State House of Assembly Deputy Speaker, Christopher Adaji has been sacked as the lawmaker representing Ohimini state constituency on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).   The Court of Appeal which sat in Makurdi today November 8, upheld ...

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Together, Buhari and Osinbajo will script a glorious future for Nigeria – Presidency confirms sack of VP’s aides

The Presidency has issued an official statement to confirm that there is an on-going, unprecedented overhaul of the nation’s seat of government, in which a number of political appointments have either been revoked or not renewed in the Second Term.   ...

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2023: There is nothing like Igbo presidency in Nigeria – Rochas Okorocha

  Former Governor of Imo State and Senator representing Imo North senatorial district at the National Assembly, Rochas Okorocha has stated that there is nothing like Igbo Presidency.   According to Rochas Okorocha, the 2023 election should be about who can create ...

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Taking a document to an ailing man without recourse to you confirms you are now a certified errand boy- FFK to Osinbajo

Femi Fani-Kayode, Nigeria’s former Minister of Aviation, has continued his attack on the person and office of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.   In a new article posted on his Facebook page today, Fani-Kayode shared Osinbajo’s photo and described the Vice ...

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Appeal court sacked Senator Dayo Adeyeye of the APC, and declared PDP winner

  An All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker representing Ekiti South Senatorial District in the red chamber, Prince Dayo Adeyeye has been sacked by a Court of Appeal which sat in Kaduna on Wednesday November 6.   PDP’s senatorial candidate, Senator Biodun ...

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Keyamo tackles Nwabueze over comment on supreme court’s judgment

Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo has slammed renowned lawyer Ben Nwabueze for insinuating that Atiku Abubakar’s appeal which was dismissed by the Supreme Court was predetermined.   Ben Nwabueze had stated that the decision to dismiss the appeal which the ...

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Governor El-Rufai appoints two more women as advisers

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State as has confirmed the appointment of two more women as Special Advisers.   According to a statement by his media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye, the women are among the 17 aides appointed by the governor ...

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‘You’ll keep having sleepless nights for your sins’ – Okorocha tells Imo State APC chieftain, Ahmed Gulak

Rochas Okorocha, the former governor of Imo State and member representing Imo West Senatorial District has said the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2019 Primary Election Committee in Imo State, Ahmed Gulak, will continue to have sleepless nights until ...

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Whether you like it or not, the post of the Chief of Staff is more “powerful” than that of the Vice President – Akin Alabi

Akin Alabi, a member of the House of Representatives has reacted to the conversation and controversy surrounding the decision of Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Buhari who flew all the way to London to meet the president to sign ...

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New poll shows Hillary Clinton will battle it out with Joe Biden for 2020 Democratic nomination if she jumped into the race right now

  With just a year to go before the 2020 US presidential elections, a new poll has shown that former US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton will fight for top spot with Joe Biden if she were to enter the ...

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Oshiomhole shares his own side of the story on attack on Oba Akiolu, Oba Otudeko and others at his residence

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole has accused Governor Godwin Obaseki and Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu of master-minding the attack on him and his guests over the weekend at the first convocation of Edo State University, Iyamho.   ...

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PDP Deny’s reports of zoning the 2023 presidential ticket

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied media reports suggesting that it plots to retain the zoning of its presidential slot in the North East and South East.   The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, addressing a news conference ...

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Osinbajo’s office persecuting me for being loyal to you — Obono-Obla writes Buhari

Embattled former chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Okoi Obono-Obla has stated that he is being persecuted by the office of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo for being loyal to President Buhari.   Obono-Obla linked his ordeal and ...

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APC might be no more by the time Buhari’s tenure is over- Rochas Okorocha warns

Senator Rochas Okorocha has expressed fear that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), may go into extinction by the time President Buhari’s tenure expires in 2023.   Okorocha said this while reacting to the crisis rocking the party in Edo ...

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Kano House of Reps member, Jibrin Abdulmumin sacked by court

Jibrin Abdulmumin, the All Progressives Congress lawmaker representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State has been sacked by a Court of Appeal which sat in Kaduna.   His election was nullified following the nullification of elections in two local government areas of Kiru/Bebeji ...

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